LADYWORLD (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ariela Barer (All Kids Count), Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil), Ryan Simpkins (Brigsby Bear), Odessa Adlon (Conception), Maya Hawke (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood), Tatsumi Romano (Almost Midnight), Zora Casabere (film debut), Atheena Frizzell (The Old Man & The Gun), Noel David Taylor (Gone)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Amanda Kramer (Paris Window), director, writer; Benjamin Shearn (film debut), writer, editor; Thomas R. Burke (The Endless), Jamie Dolan (Forgetting Sandy Glass) and Leal Naim (The Endless), producers; Callie Ryan (film debut), composer; Patrick Meade Jones (Targeting), cinematographer; Noel David Taylor (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Eight teenage girls are trapped in a house together after a giant earthquake strikes and leaves them unable to escape. With food and water running low, the girls’ sanity begins to dissolve, and it’s not long before they regress into vengeful animals that exploit each other’s fears and insecurities…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A very unique spin on Lord of the Flies, this disturbing and wildly surreal psychological thriller explores the deep psyche of the teenage girl, among them Stranger Things breakout Maya Hawke.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2019

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